The GBU-43/B MOAB is the largest conventional non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. Air Force’s arsenal. The strike marked the first time the GPS-guided bomb was used in battle. This thing weighs 22,600 pounds ...
April 18, 2017: On April 13th the U.S. used one of its large (9.8 ton) MOAB (Massive Ordnance Air Blast) GPS guided smart bomb in combat for the first time. The MOAB was dropped on an ISIL (Islamic ...
U.S. forces in Afghanistan struck an Islamic State tunnel complex April 13, 2017, in eastern Afghanistan with "the mother of all bombs," the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S.